In the News: Germantown golder Larry DuPree wins Senior Match Play title

Larry DuPree of Germantown won the Senior Match Play championship 2 and 1 over Tom Baird of Signal Mountain on Friday at Spring Creek Ranch in Collierville.

Two local golfers will meet in the regular amateur division's final at approximately 11:45 a.m. Saturday morning. Bailey Childress of Memphis defeated Tim Jackson of Germantown 1 up in the first semifinal Friday morning and will face John Luke Tyner of Collierville in the final. Tyner defeated Stephen Fox of Hendersonville 1 up in the other semifinal.

Georgia RB Crowell dismissed after arrest

Georgia tailback Isaiah Crowell was dismissed from the team Friday by coach Mark Richt after the sophomore was arrested on felony weapons charges.

Police found a gun in Crowell's vehicle early Friday morning. Georgia announced the dismissal Friday afternoon. Crowell was released on bond Friday afternoon.

As a freshman in 2011, Crowell led Georgia with 850 yards rushing. Crowell, 19, came to UGA in 2011 as the top-rated running back prospect in the country out of Carver High School in Columbus, Ga.

Crowell's exit will open the path for two highly rated newcomers to play as freshmen. Tailbacks Keith Marshall of Raleigh, N.C., and Todd Gurley of Tarboro, N.C., were two of the top players in Richt's 2012 signing class.

USADA files charges against Armstrong

The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency has filed formal charges against Lance Armstrong, accusing the seven-time Tour de France winner of using performance-enhancing drugs throughout the best years of his career.

The agency notified Armstrong, his former team manager, Johan Bruyneel, and several other Armstrong team associates of the charges in a letter Thursday.

The charges came after a USADA review panel examined evidence in the case, which now goes to an arbitration panel to decide. If found guilty, Armstrong could be stripped of the Tour de France titles he won from 1999-2005. This year's Tour de France begins Saturday.

Armstrong attorney Robert Luskin called the charges "wrong and baseless."

Colleges

Texas A&M freshman quarterback Johnny Manziel was arrested and jailed early Friday after he was involved in a fight and police said he produced a fake ID. He faces several misdemeanor charges. Manziel is expected to compete for the starting job with sophomore Jameill Showers in the fall. ... South Carolina athletic director Eric Hyman is leaving after seven years to guide Texas A&M's transition into the Southeastern Conference as the Aggies' AD. Hyman, 61, will take over for Texas A&M's Bill Byrne, who retired in May. Texas A&M is officially joining the SEC on Sunday. ... Boise State says the NCAA will reconsider scholarship sanctions on the football program. The university said Friday that the NCAA Division 1 Infractions Appeals Committee found that the scholarship penalties announced last September, in addition to Boise State's self-imposed sanctions, were excessive.

Football

The Detroit Lions have given coach Jim Schwartz a multiyear contract extension. Terms were not released. ... The Atlanta Falcons have agreed to terms with safety Chris Hope, who has started 109 games in 10 seasons with Pittsburgh and Tennessee.

Cycling

Cadel Evans thinks one Tour de France title will make it easier to win another one. And he's ready to add that second championship. Evans opens his title defense when the 99th edition of cycling's marquee race begins Saturday with a quick, 4-mile prologue in Liege, Belgium — an individual time trial expected to be dominated by specialists such as Fabien Cancellara of Switzerland and Tony Martin of Germany, or contender Bradley Wiggins of Britain. The nearly 2,173-mile event ends July 22.

Hockey

The Mississippi RiverKings have acquired forward Chris Wilson from the Pensacola Ice Flyers for forward Deven Stillar and defenseman Gabriel Boutin-Gagnon. Wilson last season led Pensacola in goals (30, fourth in the SPHL) despite only playing in 47 games.

The NHL and the players' union opened negotiations on a new labor deal Monday by meeting for about 2½ hours in New York. Commissioner Gary Bettman and Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly met with NHLPA Executive Director Donald Fehr, union special counsel Steve Fehr and several player reps at the league's Manhattan offices.